小议欧盟第1419/2006号条例对班轮航运业的影响

国际航运反垄断豁免制度作为一种行业豁免制度,是指通过立法赋予航运业中具有垄断性质的行为以反垄断豁免,它是一般反垄断豁免在国际航运业的体现。目前各航运发达国家,如美国、加拿大等,都在法律中确定了有关反垄断法在国际航运领域的适用例外。2006年9月欧盟竞争委员会颁布了旨在取消班轮公会反垄断豁免的第1419/2006号条例。从班轮市场集中度、市场运力、市场运价、市场竞争力等方面,分析该条例对包括中国在内的各利益相关方的影响,指出该条例的生效仍将延续班轮航运业的垄断态势。

Comments on the affection of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1419/2006 on liner ship transport

As a system of special business exemption, the antitrust exemption in maritime transport is an exemption authorized by law, which makes shipping business a legal monopoly. Almost every developed country, such as the U. S, Canada and Australia, allows such exemption in its maritime law. In Regulation 1419/2006, EEC abolished exemptions in liner ship transport. On this basis, this article analyzes from such perspectives as concentration degree of liner ship market, market price, market competition its effect on benefited parties including China. It comes to the conclusion that the effect of the regulation will continue the monopoly in the field of liner ship transport.